Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-26
AGREATDAYIN OLD ROME |
ENTERS HIS
TITULAR CHURCH.


the Canons.
ROME March 25.--lt was just l0:3O
,,o1ork this morning, the day being the
sacred feast day OF the annuncIation,
1rho, Cardinal James Gibbons, Archbish-
on of Baltimore, arrived at the iron gates
- ,ba nortico of the baSilica of Santa
vor,e in Trastevere, for the purpose of
formally taking possession of it as bis
,unlar church. He was arrayed IN the
snlendd robes of Cardinal, wearing
white fur cape, crimson silk mantle, and
n long train. When be re eached the door
of the church he kneIt upon cushion
nlsced there on strip of carpet. The
carons belonging to the church, and the
students of the American college In
Rome wearing the surpllce were waiting
lorNe Archbishop, Student Stickri. of
cincinnati. was the cross-bearer, and
tbe acolytes carrying candles were
Students Doherty, OF Baltimore, and
Shea. of Cincinnati. Bishops Keane, OF
Richmond, Va, and WatersOn, of Column
bns- o.. were with the canons waiting.
student Reardon, of Baltimore, bore the
cruclhx.
THE CARDINALS APPROACH.
Cardinal Gibbons when he approached
the church was accompanied by Rt. Rev.
John Ireland, Bishop of st. Paul, Mimi,
and by Master of Ceremonies Marucci
and others. The Cardinal after kneellng
kissed the crucifX, which was presented
TO MIN by the canon wearing cape. The
Cardinal then put on his beretta, and 80
covered placed incense in the thin Bile.
hi hn
aspersOrum from the canon who had
presented the crucifiX and signed himself
with the sign of the cross. Then replace
ing his beretta he asperged the people
present with holy water, after which he
again removed his beTetta and was thrice
incensed by the canon, the choir mean
while singing the antphOne "Ecce sacre-
dos magnus."
IN PROCESSION.
After being thus incensed the process
sion moved to the altar. followed by the
Cardinal, who blessed the people as he
went. A the altar the blessed sacrament
was administered and all knelt for a
short time in prayer. The procession
next went to the high altar. There the
Cardinal knelt and the Canon recited a
pater n0ster and other prayers. In the
apse, throne with white back and
crimson canopy had been placed. The
Cardinal seated himself on the throne,
the bishops and priests in attendance
being seated about him. Prothonotary
Monsignor Pericole then read IN Latin
The Papal bull assigning the church Santa
Marie in Trastevere to Cardinal Gibbons
as his titular church.
LONG DOCUMENT.
This bull was long document and re-
cited at length the nature of the assign
ment of the government, custody and an
nexed privileges of the basilica. After
the reading Of the bull the canons went
forward to the throne, and all but the
chlet canon knelt and kissed the Cardi-
mars hand, the Cardinal rising 10 receive
Inc chief canon for the kiss Of peace-ad
osculum pacis. An address from the
can0ns to the Cardinal was then read in
Latln by Canon francesca Ardiuni. 1t
was Of great length.
THE CARDINALS REPLY.
To this Cardinal Gibbons, remaining
seated, responded with an eloquent ad-
Iress. His voice was strong aud ringing.
IEach word he said was distinctly heard,
although he spoke under the Gisadvan-
tsge OF being seated behind the altar.
his voice rose toward the conclusion of
MS ADDRESS, which was pronounced mag
'HlhCeht' Inc cardinal said:
me assignment to me by the HOLY Father
81 81 e!s beautiful oaslilca as my titular church
Iuls me with feelings of iov and gratitude
" hlch any words of mine are wholly
uaucluate 10 express. For as here in Rome
9."nu, WITHIN the first temple raised in
W. or4a ol sne ever blessed Virgin Mary so in
eny Iar-on home, my own cathedral church
ns 9luesi IN the United States ia also dedI-
sea sIea 10 the Mother Of God. This venerable ed
nVe , III Wnlch we are gathered leads us back in
i re- 'SVo,upiatioh TO the days of the catacombs.
! % 4ouhuatlon was LAID by poDe Cglixtus in
we year OF our Lord PA. Ii was reatored nv
= ope j thus In the fourth century. and reno
t@,gGu ,G oY another supreme pontif in the
so,orH IHdt never ceasing solicitude which |
,VNerelsn pontiGs have eXhlbitedin erecTinpr
!neee materi al temples which are the glory ~
tnls va cl'y' they have also manlfested ON y
tbro So"'e IN rearing spiritual walls to Zion
"ou' ChrIstendom IN every age.
CATHOLICISM IN AMERICA.
orT5nS orcarGey were the United states of America
when PM inoo n an independent government |
Cetbaii "PG rus VII. established therein a |
iIinitsI iGIiH,noIc hierarchy, and appointed the |
mus rlo1s John Carroll first Bisnop of BaIti0
lnuIe' 'ine' our Catholic community in those |
ami ,ya.eIeu oeIeu only lew thousand souls |
of NJ cdVIered chiefly through The States |
'rA T1 NeW 1ork, Pennsylvania and MnrvIond
nr,ogS, " ere served by the merest handful of |
fvir" but now, thanks to the frucfi |
seeds 9bbsCe 3beG OF cod, the grain of mustard
a
isrondrEe IHrEe tree, spreading lis branches
Of o"r fai the length and breadth
faI,,t VuI iair land. Where only one Bishon ,vas
anu 90 IN the beginning of this century there
rl,di"t%ios seventy i've exercising spiritual iu-
,,nn1d.ctlon For this great proerass Nyo ,
tboJ2eeu Tho I3eeu unuer God and the fostering caro- Of
eniaiuly see to the civil liberty we eui9v in on,
XIII 'ehed republic. Our lioly Faiber Tao
me- IN MS luminous encyclicaI on tho CON-
the Chnroppl "a nnrlstlan states, declares that
ar f' fmuIoh not committed to any partIcu-
, an form of civil government s,d Pa,saSu ada,ta
RAJ ~ IL 10 all. She leAvens all with the a.
,hsei a ,oaVeh or The Gospel. She has livedunder
nopnle empires; under the constitutionei
n here eb'' hies anu IN Tree republics, and every
ndo0 sile grows aud expands Sh" haa oftayy,
,ho ~ ~ ueen hampered in her divine n,isston'
stennlo wen oeen forced to struggle FOR ey.
,hsdCto, wherever despotism ha, cast her dSrt
usij,mT, IKE plant shut out from the besse5 |
here of Iiba,.ssN ssNeh. but In the genial atmos-
"oVrVy she blossoms like a rose
p,. AMERICAS GovERNMENr.
m yseIi.as citizen of ftheUnitedstates and
Ia ~ ~ ~ o.oslhg my eyes TO our shoriconinaS
w S nation, say with a deem sense 80 n,l
yhe,ss 'o.tude that | belong to n conntrv
ngia Sitn government holds over ma TIA
xiib "a ~ protection without interfering
Mo rni y tle legilimate @ exercise of our s,he
,Arisi "sloh noh as ministers Of the gosnei of
fNt' Our couutrv has lihert, hvSpI. hslp,o. v.
49, aNu authority without despotism she
R1fn,f ~ wal To exclude the strnnve, frnro
Icati'n ,eiohg us. She has few frow ming for
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~ WIN all the world. she rests sacnra ~
Vonscloueness of her etrengtb .nd hMnn a.
eicnr..N .oWard all. Her harbors are omen
rivsr,o ho sho honest emigrant who comea
/ cafri ~ US temporal iuterests and find a
|ged To hs,ne. but while we are acknowl-
no, W .oye nave free government perhans vvc
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